Nabil Bentaleb

Eric Dier, Mousa Dembele, Victor Wanyama and even young Marcus Edwards can operate in deep-lying midfield roles, forming formidable partnerships all over the shop.

The odd man out will presumably be Algerian midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, who has failed to capitalise on the sort of potential he showed under Tim Sherwood.

Seemingly frozen out of the picture at White Hart Lane, the 21-year-old will always be a walking, talking, ball-playing case of ‘What if?’